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Date Joined: June 21, 2020
Last Online: December 9, 2022 Birthday: September 24 Country: United States Etsy Under $10 |
Things that make me smile
Hello from the beautiful Southern California desert! My name is Carrie Jean, and it's really nice to meet you! :)
I'm 40-something and married (28 years together!), had a loveable, grumpy old man of a cat until recently (He passed 1/15/21), and teach.
I'm here to swap postcards, ephemera, and stickers, primarily. I am a total nerd for ALL paper and stationery products, though, and I love fodder for collaging, especially fussy cuts, pages from children's books, and segments from books (especially dictionaries) in languages other than English!
To give you a just a bit of an idea about me, here are some of my all-time favorite things in life that make me smile:
❤️SURPRISES!!!
❤️mail art, ATCs, altered books, & collage!!!
❤️your original artwork!!! (It would be such an honor to receive it!)
❤️stickers & washi tape!!!
❤️"why would anyone make a card of THAT?" -- boring, mundane, or odd postcards and note cards
❤️pretty stamps, stationery, papers, etc.
❤️cats, especially maneki-neko, Jetoy, & blue cats
❤️tardigrades
❤️owls, flamingos, & cardinals
❤️armadillos, hedgehogs, sloths, & badgers
❤️donkeys, llamas, alpacas, & goats
❤️quokkas, capybaras, & pangolins
❤️butterflies & dragonflies
❤️chipmunks & squirrels
❤️octopus, jellyfish, & seahorses
❤️koi & other beautiful fish
❤️snails, turtles, & tortoises
❤️Joshua trees, chollas, ocotillos, & deserts in bloom
❤️dandelions, poppies, lilacs, lily of the valley, white roses, & lavender
❤️mushrooms
❤️gnomes
❤️rainbows & LGBTQIA+ themes 🏳️🌈
❤️museums, aquariums, libraries, & observatories
❤️folk art, graffiti/street art, strange signs, & found art
❤️recipes, especially for regional dishes you love or make
❤️truly strange or dark/black humor
❤️"kitsch" & "camp" of all kinds
❤️inspiring, non-religious quotations
❤️cartoons, comics, & other illustrations
❤️ads for unique or odd products, especially vintage/reprints
❤️propaganda (of any kind from anywhere)
❤️feminist & progressive messages
❤️Mr. Fred Rogers
❤️Dia de los Muertos & sugar skulls
❤️holiday cards, especially for regional/national holidays
❤️Krampus
❤️pressed coins
❤️lenticular, 3D, sealed glitter, & prismatic stuff
Favorite Movies
❤️The Big Lebowski
❤️Deadpool
❤️Pulp Fiction
❤️The Shining
❤️They Live
❤️I ❤️ Huckabees
❤️Idiocracy
❤️The Goonies
❤️Parasite
❤️Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
❤️Fargo
❤️Joker
❤️Harold and Maude
❤️Pink Flamingos
❤️Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
❤️Really bad sci-fi/fantasy movies of all kinds
Favorite Television
❤️Our Flag Means Death
❤️Rick and Morty
❤️It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
❤️Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job!
❤️American Horror Story
❤️Moral Orel
❤️American Dad
❤️Nighty Night
❤️Absolutely Fabulous
❤️What We Do in the Shadows
❤️Mad Men
❤️Preacher
❤️Dream Corp LLC
❤️On Cinema At the Cinema (webseries)
❤️Schitt's Creek
❤️Westworld
❤️Cooking shows/competitions of ALL sorts
Favorite Books
❤️ANYTHING by Lynda Barry because she is so deeply #1, but right now, especially her newest, “Making Comics” and her classic, "Cruddy"
❤️Most things by Hunter S. Thompson
❤️Most books by David Sedaris :)
❤️“I Like You” by Amy Sedaris
❤️“A Confederacy of Dunces” by John Kennedy Toole
❤️I also collect cookbooks and old children's books.
Favorite Crafts
❤️Collage is my truest artistic love! I adore making postcards and altered art/books from found media, and I love receiving lovingly made artwork of yours!
I'm trying to improve my drawing... in my 40s!
Cross-stitch when I can concentrate :)
Baking
If anything goes awry...
If anything goes wrong with my swap with you, please let me know so that I can make it up to you. I will do my best to do the same for you, and I will always, always reach out before giving a bad rating.
My mail is slow these days, like for so many of us, but if you don't receive something after a few weeks, please don't hesitate to message me. I will absolutely resend. I don't flake.
And if, per chance, I owe you postage for miscalculating the weight/size of a letter or postcard, I am happy to repay you with unused stamps or cash, as you'd prefer. We are all doing our best. :)
My Short Break
Due to an emergency situation, I took a break from swapping for a while (3/21 until 7/21), but I am back! It's good to see you all again! :)
No Thank You
I know some people enjoy exchanging food and drink, but I don't use candy or single tea bags or things like that that have gone through the mail. (I'll just pass them along to someone who might use them if I can.)
I prefer non-religious items, thanks!
I don't have any use for teacher stickers ("Great job!" type); I teach adults.
One last thing: thanks so much for sending me something you spent your time, energy, and money on. You are being so kind and generous to do so. Take care! ❤️
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Comments
Thank you for the October RAK #2 ~~ 2 ounces of stickers (destash). great assortment of stickers.
Thank you so much for the stickers! I actually pulled out the cute little monsters and used them right away. Aloha!
RAKs Only - Oct RAK #2
Thank you for the Oct RAK of postcard and stamps in the RAKs group
Thank you for the September RAK #3 ~~ 2 ounces of destash! Oh my goodness how I love getting mail from you! As usual, your envie was filled to the brim with such delightful goodies! Thank you for spoiling me and making my whole week :D
Hope you have a Happy Birthday!!!!
Thank you for your August RAK #3 ~~ approx 3 ounces of randomness! You did not disappoint. It was such a fun, varied, and thoughtful random envie! Oh my goodness me, I had so much fun unpacking it all. I am so in love with everything and feel so spoiled (⌒‿⌒)
Thank you so much for the RAK of August wishes - the notecards will be perfect, and love all the postcards too! Have a great weekend!
Thank you so much for the August RAK 4 Blank Postcards & 5 strawberry stamps (+the extra PC!) I especially love the bat boy card. Tt's so funny I was actually looking at that set the other day, kinda perfect to have one show up in this bunch. Thanks again! :)
Hi Carrie Jean! Thank you so much for the June WTA June postcards and the extra pc on the PH group. Loving the pcs you chose for me. The owls and deer are perfect, so cute and pretty!